Integrating Self-Discipline and Compassion Through the Body

Publish date: December 12th, 2003

While we may consider compassion to be a given to anyone entering the counseling profession, this was not the case with me. I heard professors make the statement, “You are all here because you are inherently caretakers.” I squirmed in my seat whenever I heard this because I recognized its truth not in myself, but [...]

Tornado Kick

Publish date: June 12th, 2002

Tornado kicks in Tae Kwon Do are crescent kicks with a 360° turn. The leg swings laterally from outside to inside to strike the target in front. In combat, this kick is not particularly practical, but rather, it’s a fancy kick that displays jumping, spinning, coordination and speed. The final part of the kick is [...]